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CBI First Round
(17) Texas A&M- 55, (16) Miami (FL)- 40 -- It was a dominating defensive display from the Aggies, who held Miami to just 25% shooting. A&M was led by Alex Caruso and his 14 points. Miami put one guy in double figures. Rion Brown with 13.
(9) Dayton- 69, (24) Delaware- 65 -- A very spirited game in which neither team had a lead bigger than 8. The difference came on the boards, in which Dayton had a rebounding edge of 42-32, which led to several extra second chance points. Devin Oliver was a beast on the boards for the Flyers, pulling down 16 of those 42 rebounds. Jarvis Threatt did his best to advance Delaware, as he had 22 points and 9 assists, contributing for well over half of his teams offensive output.
(20) Mercer- 72, (13) Vanderbilt- 63 -- A 34-17 halftime deficit was too much for Vandy to overcome, as Mercer started hot and held on from there. They were led in scoring by Daniel Coursey who had 18. Vandy had 3 players in double figures, led by Rod Odom who had 17.
(21) N.C. State- 59, (12) Ole Miss- 57 -- The Rebels of Ole Miss were going to live and die with star Marshall Henderson tonight, as he took 18 of their 63 shots, including a badly missed buzzer beater, as N.C. State escapes. Henderson did finish with 18 points, but ended his college career doing what he does best, arguing with the fans and flipping them the bird. (If there are any Marshall Henderson fans reading this, no offense meant, just a little comedy to add to this report.
) N.C. State had pretty balanced scoring, with just 1 guy in double figures, as T.J. Warren had 11.
(22) Butler- 67, (11) Ohio- 65 -- The lower seeds continue to dominate this first round, as Butler becomes the 4th lower seed to advance in 5 games so far. Khyle Marshall led them in scoring with 16, while Ohio was led by Maurice Ndour who had 17. Nick Kellogg added a double double with 10 points, 13 boards.
(14) St. Louis- 69, (19) St. Marys- 60 -- 33.3% shooting did in the Gaels of St. Marys this game, as St. Louis survived their 15 turnovers to move on. Jordair Jett led the Billikens with 22 points, while St. Marys was led by Stephen Holt and his 13 points.
(10) Fordham- 68, (23) Northwestern- 66 -- Again, a game comes down to a last second shot, this time a buzzer beat that went in. Mandell Thomas just beat the buzzer on a 15 foot jumper to send Fordham on. He finished with 12, while Jon Severe added 19 and Branden Frazier had 18 points and 9 boards. Northwestern was led in scoring by Drew Crawford, who had 15.
(15) Akron- 64, (18) Cleveland St.- 59 -- A good battle of non-BCS Ohio schools that don't play in the same conference, since a lot of the non-BCS Ohio schools seem to be in the MAC. Akron wins this battle though, holding Cleveland St. to 32.8% shooting. Quincy Diggs had a nice all-around game to lead Akron, as he had 13 points, 6 boards, 6 assists. Bryn Forbes led Cleveland St. with 12 points.